Lions check out funds in a store bag-pack

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Generous shoppers at the Asda supermarket in Ashington recently swelled the coffers of Morpeth Lions Club by £376.37.
The cash was raised when club members and their wives offered to pack customers’ shopping bags over a four-hour period.
The store initially became involved with the Lions club by collecting toys from its customers at Christmas.
In turn, the Lions ensured the gifts were distributed to needy children throughout Northumberland by the county council’s Children’s Support Team.
The organising Lion on the day of the bag-pack was Vice-President... read more

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